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Coalition Of States Sue Over Rules Governing 3D-Printed Guns
WASHINGTON — Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a federal regulation that could allow blueprints for making guns on 3D printers to be posted on the …
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Son Of Ex-US Rep. Christopher Collins Spared Prison
NEW YORK — The son of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins was spared a prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty in an insider trading conspiracy with his father. U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick ordered 27-year-old …
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Woman Convicted In Death Of Busti Man Sued By Family
MAYVILLE – A 74-year-old woman convicted in the death of a Town of Busti man last year is now being sued by his family. Marylou Johnson, the Town of Busti woman who previously plead guilty …
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New Sentencing Ordered For Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court upheld former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction Tuesday but ordered a resentencing after reversing the conviction on some charges. The ruling by a three-judge panel …
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Man Accused Of Setting Historic Diner Fire Appears In Court
MAYVILLE – The man accused of setting a fire that destroyed the historic Mayville Diner appeared in court Friday. Michael Ellis, 40, who owned the nearly 70-year-old diner, was charged with third-degree arson, a class …
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Jury Finds Woman Accused In Stabbing Death Not Guilty
MAYVILLE – A Chautauqua County Grand Jury found Ashleyanne Lopez-Lopez, 26, not guilty of charges in the stabbing death of a teen girl on Friday afternoon. Prosecutors argued that Lopez-Lopez, stabbed 15-year-old Jefreda Brown during …
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Ex-US Rep’s Fate Rests With Judge In Insider Trading Case
NEW YORK — A judge must decide the fate of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins after his lawyers and prosecutors disagreed over how he should be punished for conspiring in an insider trading scheme. U.S. …
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Man Accused Of Setting Restaurant Ablaze To Appear In Court Friday
MAYVILLE – The man accused of setting a fire that destroyed the historic Mayville Diner is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon. A Town of Chautauqua Court Clerk tells WNYNewsNow that Michael Ellis, 40, …
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Man Sentenced In Superintendent Killing To Appeal Conviction Next Month
ROCHESTER – The man sentenced in the 2012 death of Clymer School Superintendent Keith Reed is appealing his conviction. According to the New York State Fourth Department Appellate Court calendar, representatives of Anthony Taglianetti are …
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Trial For Woman Accused Of Killing Teen Girl Underway
MAYVILLE – The trial for a woman accused of killing a teen girl last year is now underway. Prosecutors say Ashlyann Lopez-Lopez, 26, stabbed 15-year-old Jefreda Brown during an incident on Lincoln Avenue in Dunkirk …
